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Borno Massacre
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in over the past number of years in Nigeria (numbers may be approximate): List Political violence Bandit attacks Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria, Herder-farmer conflicts and Communal conflicts in Nigeria, communal conflicts Literature *,Religious violence in Nigeria: Causal diagnoses and strategic recommendations to the state and religious communities, ''African Journal on Conflict Resolution'' (2012) p. 107-112. References {{massacres Lists of massacres by country, Nigeria Lists of events in Nigeria, Massacres Massacres in Nigeria, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when perpetrated by a group of political actors against defenseless victims. The word is a loan of a French term for "butchery" or "carnage". A "massacre" is not necessarily a "crime against humanity". Other terms with overlapping scope include war crime, pogrom, mass killing, mass murder, and extrajudicial killing. Etymology The modern definition of ''massacre'' as "indiscriminate slaughter, carnage", and the subsequent verb of this form, derive from late 16th century Middle French, evolved from Middle French ''"macacre, macecle"'' meaning "slaughterhouse, butchery". Further origins are dubious, though may be related to Latin ''macellum'' "provisions store, butcher shop". The Middle French word ''macecr'' "butchery, carnage" is first recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
